Students inquire about visual arts by creating an artistic etching. For this symbolism lesson, students identify the work of Keith Haring by researching the web and analyzing images. Students utilize linoleum or wood to create an etching...

Students identify units of measurement. In this measurement lesson, students predict the length and width of their hands and feet. Students discuss their findings and if their predictions were correct.

Students listen to the poem Fall Colors and find their favorite Fall color.  In this Fall color lesson, students recognize the Fall color words.  Students make leaf prints with their favorite colors. Students talk about their...

Students recognize and describe the sewn beading style of the Ojibwa tribe that was influenced by seventeenth-century French floral embroidery and fabric prints imported by the French traders. They adapt and recreate an Ojibwa bead motif.

Students explore creativity and imagination. In this lesson about art, students experiment with different tools used for creating prints. Students use ears of corn with kernels and without kernels, tempera paint, paper plates for the...

Sixth graders examine a blue print and discuss the reasoning behind using blue prints. In this proportionality lesson,  students collaborate with their teammates to create a scale drawing. Once that is complete, 6th graders write a...

Second graders create dialogue for a comic strip using context clues to match the text to the pictures. They use comic blanks imbedded in this lesson. They write dialogue for each frame. Remind them to use the picture clues when writing...

Young scholars examine how artists use color to create a sense of depth in a two-dimensional space. They view and analyze prints, complete worksheets, and write a paragraph on how color is used to draw the viewer's eye to a central figure.

Students complete the theme activities in the unit for the month of September. In this planning lesson, students complete various themed activities for the month of September. Students complete movement activities, autonomy and social...

Fifth graders design a blueprint and floor plan for a one-story clubhouse.  For this architectural design lesson, 5th graders view several floor plans and blueprints on the Internet then design a one-story clubhouse that includes...

Students examine artwork and create their own.  In this writing and illustrating lesson, students view illuminated letters from the Getty Museum's collection and discuss art vocabulary.  Students examine the visual elements in...

Students analyze a work of art.  In this historical context lesson, students research the time period in which the art they observed was created.  Students consider differing opinions about a work of art. 

First graders identify examples of good citizenship. In this citizenship activity, 1st graders create an "Applauding Good Citizenship" crown that includes their hand prints with descriptions such as trustworthiness, friendship, and...

Young scholars explore rain forests.  In this rain forest ecosystems instructional activity, students identify and describe the layers of the rain forest. Young scholars paint and decorate a large rain forest mural. Students write...

Students explore animal drawing.  In this cross curriculum drawing, photography,  and animals lesson, students combine computer drawing and freehand drawing to create an animal and its environment using a photograph of their...

Students write diamonte poems that correspond to the double-exposed photograph they created.  In this poetry and multimedia artwork instructional activity, students use the photographic process to create a double-exposed...

Students create Christmas tree ornaments or gift tags. In this holiday art lesson, students reuse old Christmas cards, ribbon, and juice lids to make Christmas tree ornaments. Students may add glitter to their Christmas ornaments.

Students determine how Americans enjoy leisure time. In this 20th century America lesson, students research primary sources to study how Americans gained leisure time during the century and what they did with it.

Third graders explore WWII by analyzing technological advances. In this invention lesson, 3rd graders discuss the use of the Enigma machine which decoded private German messages that communicated with U-boats. Students utilize a timeline...

Young scholars color in one of Keith Haring's design 3 different ways to compare how color effects a drawing. In this color lesson plan, students display their paintings and compare them as a class.

Students view photographs of the Civil War. In this photojournalism lesson, students look at Mathew Brady's photographs of the Civil War. They discover the evolution of photographic equipment and analyze Civil War photographs. 

Students examine Daoist art. In this art appreciation lesson, students illustrate a poem, then create a second illustration in the Daoist fashion while focusing on depicting the harmonious relationship between humans and nature.

Students research the Roaring Twenties. In this 1920's America lesson, students analyze primary sources to develop an understanding of lifestyles and values of the era as they read F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.

Eleventh graders focus on the role of transportation. In this transportation lesson, 11th graders look at the lives of Americans at the turn of the centuries. They compare and contrast 2000 to 1900.